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Teacher shot in parent’s driveway on Mother’s Day months after leaked police report involving teenager
iStock/Thinkstock(PITTSBURGH) — Rachael DelTondo, a young teacher from the Pittsburgh area, was shot dead in her parent’s driveway after returning from an ice cream shop late on Mother’s Day. DelTondo, 32, died from the multiple [Read More…]

Northeast braces for severe thunderstorms bringing flash flooding, winds, hail and possible tornadoes
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Service on one of the busiest train lines in the Northeast has been suspended due to severe weather that will include severe thunderstorms, flash flooding, hail, winds up to 80 [Read More…]

Hawaii volcano sees new burst of volcanic ash as officials warn of ‘continuous explosive activity’
USGS Volcanoes(HONOLULU) — A new burst of volcanic ash has been released from the Kileaua volcano in what U.S. Geological Survey officials warn is “a phase of more continuous explosive activity.” Rock falls and gas [Read More…]

Israeli troops kill 2 and injure hundreds, Palestinians say
iStock/Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — Israeli troops killed two Palestinians and injured hundreds at the Gaza boundary fence on Tuesday as residents buried dozens of Palestinians who were shot and killed by Israeli forces a day earlier, Palestinian [Read More…]

Royal wedding may bring big economic boost for UK
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — The thrill of the impending royal wedding extends far beyond the United Kingdom, as travelers are eager to join in on the pomp and circumstance. From themed flights and royal walking tours, the [Read More…]

Getting creative with dairy management
A dairy specialist recommends farmers search for alternative management ideas to help overcome a year in the red. “Try not to get pessimistic with what’s going on, we’ve been here before.” Vita Plus dairy [Read More…]

Renowned author Tom Wolfe dies at 88
Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Famed American author Tom Wolfe — who chronicled American power and greed in “The Bonfire of the Vanities” and its reach for the stars in “The Right Stuff” — died [Read More…]

Undercover FBI operation busts 10 airline employees in alleged drug smuggling ring
iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — Ten airline employees at a Texas airport have been indicted for their role in allegedly trafficking nearly 150 pounds of what federal officials believe was methamphetamine. Nine of the 10 employees have been [Read More…]

North Korea threatens to withdraw from summit with Trump: Report
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — North Korea is threatening to cancel its upcoming summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump over South Korea-U.S.military drills, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing North Korean state media. [Read More…]

Pharmacist disarms woman who tried to rob him at gunpoint
WSB(ATLANTA) — Police in Georgia are searching for three women shown on surveillance video attempting to rob a pharmacy before the owner snatched a gun from one of the suspects. Atlanta-area pharmacist Mba Kalu can [Read More…]

Sea of blue: Boy escorted back to school by 70 police officers after dad killed in the line of duty
WTHI-TV(TERRE HAUTE, Ind.) — It was always going to be a tough first day back to school for 5-year-old Dakota Pitts, who lost his dad last week. But thanks to his father’s brothers in blue, [Read More…]

Meghan Markle’s dad not 1st royal relative caught in scandal
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are facing family controversy just days before their wedding, but they are not the first royal couple to do so. Markle, 36, is dealing with her [Read More…]

Putin inaugurates controversial bridge by driving a truck across to seized peninsula Crimea
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin today inaugurated a nearly 12-mile-long bridge connecting Russia to Crimea, marking the occasion by driving a bright-orange truck across to the disputed peninsula that Russian troops [Read More…]

Co-pilot partially sucked out of broken cockpit window, escapes with minor injuries
iStock/Thinkstock(CHENGDU, China) — A Chinese airliner was forced to divert to Chengdu on Monday after a front windshield broke, injuring two crew members, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China. A co-pilot of Sichuan [Read More…]

Renowned author Tom Wolfe dies at 87
Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Famed American author Tom Wolfe — who chronicled American power and greed in “Bonfire of the Vanities” and its reach for the stars in “The Right Stuff” — died Monday [Read More…]

Parents of 2 girls killed in the Parkland shooting are running for school board seats
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(PARKLAND, Fla.) — Two parents whose teenage daughters were gunned down in the Parkland, Florida, high school massacre are running for seats on Broward County’s school board, they announced this morning. Lori Alhadeff [Read More…]

Dairy leaders on what NAFTA, Canada’s Class 7 mean to farmers
Dairy farmers, like others, want to see a good NAFTA agreement to help bolster markets but not everyone sees Canada’s Class 7 powder prices as a problem. Continue reading Dairy leaders on what NAFTA, Canada’s [Read More…]

There’s no such thing as GMO milk
If a dairy cow eats GMO feed grains does that mean you are drinking GMOs in your milk? The answer is, NO, it does not. Continue reading There’s no such thing as GMO milk at Brownfield [Read More…]

How to maximize your vacation time and why it is so important to use
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Summer is just a few weeks away, meaning the time when many Americans hit the road for vacation is upon us. Seventy-four percent of civilian workers had access to paid vacations in [Read More…]

Florida woman says she ‘went blank’ when fighting off gun-wielding intruders
iStock/Thinkstock(ALTAMONTE, Fla.) — A Florida woman says she “went blank” when she decided to fight off a pair of home intruders who were armed with an assault rifle. The woman, who asked not to be [Read More…]